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[JackPrintMD]

Wife loves the plate.
I knew she would so I showed her.

I would eat that food off the floor.
Great Job.

 

[Capt Richie]

fished thursday & friday

did pretty good on the inshore drops...11 keepers on thursday to 4.5 lbs & 10 keepers today to 6lbs...tons & tons of shorts,,must of caught thirty on one drift...

going to try it again tomorrow with my better half ..sun & fun

 

[MOJOE]

fished thursday & friday

did pretty good on the inshore drops...11 keepers on thursday to 4.5 lbs & 10 keepers today to 6lbs...tons & tons of shorts,,must of caught thirty on one drift...

going to try it again tomorrow with my better half ..sun & fun

capt rich ,, sweetttttttttt ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ><))):>

 

[Leprechaun]

Slightly overslept this morning, but the crew had the Lep prepped and ready to sail whilst I hustled to the marina. No matter, we slayed 'em today in the deep, better than a boat limit by 12:00 - despite a bit of bouncy-ness out there. Some real nice ones to 5+lbs in the catch. Kudos to Capt. Mike Bady and Frankie/NYSharpie for not riding me too badly for the late start (and for picking up my Bagel Dock Ham&Egg sangweech!), and then employing their considerable skills to produce a top-notch catch. No surprise, as they are a top-notch crew!

 

[Capt Richie]

nice going Lep..fish are here enjoy it while it last.

looks like were going to get some of Dorin next week..

 

[Leprechaun]

How about Asian-Style Microwave Fluke? One tablespoon of each sauce: Ponzu, Hoisen, Black Bean, Oyster. Two tablespoons water. Mix well. Add grated garlic, carrot, fresh ginger, diced celery, green onions and toasted sesame for added coolness. 10 mins in the microwave. Served over rice with edamame. Wowza, Mrs. Lep did it again!

 

[WhatKnot]

Ten minutes in the MV, wow I would never had thunk it.

 

[Leprechaun]

In this case we made a healthy tray of fish which needed the extra time. If its only a piece or two of fish, then of course much less time would be needed. Just cook until the fish flakes nicely with a fork. This is really a super-tasty and easy to prepare dish!

 

[Leprechaun]

We fished our usual deep haunts outside JI for a very sloooow Sunday. Only one keeper for the three of us - and believe me, we fished HARD! The fishie was very decent at 6.5lbs, but a day like this makes one appreciate those killer trips. I personally doubt the fish vamoosed, but the Fri/Sat 10' roll sure has knocked them off their feed. One more shot next weekend and we'll see if today's lousy fishing was just a "fluke," or if the fish have moved deep a bit prematurely this season.

 

[Capt Richie]

I also fished yesterday did the same one big fish..not much life ..I was told by a diver friend that they come off the bottom when it swells..They ride the swell & come off the feed..

hope we have a couple of weeks left .. headed out east for the week maybe fish sunday if weather holds ..or try the 20 to 30 miles drops ...had some nice fish there last year..

 

[Leprechaun]

I know that Sunday's Montauk fluking was non-existent as well, for a very well-known charter captain.

 

[george]

Something tells me you're not finished!

 

[Leprechaun]

Nope, one more week's worth of trying . . . at least.

 

[Capt Richie]

nice day today ..no fluke reports telling me its over ?

just got back from WHB going tomorrow ...should I fluke or hit the deep wrecks ?

 

[Leprechaun]

Seems like it just got going and now they’re nearly gone. So, busting out the inshore “Big Guns” for a solo non-fluking bottom trip in the morning. Let’s see how it goes . . .

 

[Leprechaun]

And that's a wrap. Time to "un-pin" this thread.

Mr./Mrs. Fluke - We'll see you in 2020!

 

[Leprechaun]

Re-pinned this thread to the top of my board. Just a matter of counting off the days now, like a jailbird does on his prison cell wall.

I've prepped all my fluke setups and made a few interesting new additions in the reel department, see the Daiwa Catalina and new/old stock Zillion HSE threads on this board. Just getting a little stir-crazy, that's all.

Have to order in a new full exhaust (manifolds/risers and some exhaust hose) for my boat's trusty Ford 351 H/O engine (think Mustang GT, circa 1973) - which R&R bull work will keep me busy for a couple of weekends, at least. Hey, I'm not such a young guy anymore, and job perfection is way more important to me than a speedy chop-chop job that can come back to haunt me, once the fishin' gets cruisin'.

My baby's getting a new trans oil cooler and engine starter too. Some minor ignition work, carb cleaning and a rebuild of the engine's RW pump - and then the usual Spring clean up, light buffing and full Collinite wax job craziness. My target for the hitting the water is the 2nd weekend in May. That's the plan, anyways - let's see how it goes.

The popular thinking among the "in the know" crowd at the Ward Melville show this weekend seemed to be that it may well be an early start to the fluke season, what with the exceptionally mild Winter temps we've seen. Man, that would be GREAT!

Scuttlebutt is that the draggers are now finding the fish "fairly inshore," vs what would be considered the "normal" deeper depths near the Shelf for this time of year, so that sounds quite hopeful. Hey, we haven't had a really good Spring run on the shallower ocean sand (like 40-55') for a few seasons now - and that can be very good fishing indeed, if the fish show in any kind of numbers.

Anyway, feel free to post up your thoughts, and lots of fishing pix as well, once we get going this new season. Also, fish dinner-prep pix are very desirable, so don't be shy with those either!

Best of luck to all, and may we all be blessed to catch a real sea monster or two this 2020 fluke season!

 

[Capt Richie]

we can only hope for a banner year..any news on the reg's I'm hearing slot fish 17 to 21" two per man ?

 

[Leprechaun]

I heard regs unchanged from last year. Even that is a small victory these days.

 

[Fluke Whisperer]

This will be a make or break year for me, I held off buying a new boat and will continue to use my 85 Aquacrap.
I cleaned and prepped all my equipment, taking the tarp off this weekend and going to fire up the HPDI and make sure it's running properly, bought a few reels last year and never got the chance to use them, hope this year will be better.